“While concerts themselves are a great way for us to communicate with each other musically (as well as with a general audience), opportunities for performers, composers, or both (depending on the topic) to explore and debate amongst one another in a safe environment is healthy, necessary, and all too rare.”
Month: January 2013
Sounds We Can’t Hear Anymore, Except On Our Computers
“In a sense, each time you listen to a piece of music, a podcast, or whatever else, you are reviving a lost sound.”
Laid Off? Rent Out Your House – And Your Car, And Your Computer …
The rise of the “share economy,” epitomized by the rapid growth of Airbnb, will transform everything in our lives. (So say its proponents, anyway.)
Yes, Yes, Shakespeare Makes Us Human – So Says A New TV Series
“Because the plays continually require inquiry, and because they touch on so much of what it means to be human, their study can make as good a moral, philosophical or spiritual education as might possibly be had.”
What It’s Like To Dance In A Legendary Dance Company
“It’s like those videos you see of older tai chi masters pushing a young student across the room by barely moving. All those women have incredible history in their bodies.”
The Future Of Broadway?
“The three organizers have seen the event grow and hope to keep it an annual event. Last year’s TEDxBroadway attracted some 200 people; this year it is expected to double that.”
Booker Judge Admits He’s Never Heard Of Some Of The Finalists
“Good God they’re obscure. Many of the names are people who 18 months ago I’d never heard of.”
Human Creativity Encoded In DNA
“At the storage density achieved, a single gram of DNA would hold 2.2 million gigabits of information, or about what you can store in 468,000 DVDs. What’s more, the researchers also added an error correction scheme, encoding the information multiple times, among other tricks, to ensure that it could be read back with 100% accuracy.”
Six-Second Videos – The Next Big Thing?
“One of the things we know about creativity is that constraints are essential for getting people to do creative stuff. If you come up with the right constraints, that’s a benefit, not a drawback.”
Netflix Stock Soars After Earnings Report
“The company’s stock climbed $43.60 to close at $146.86 as investors celebrated a fourth-quarter earnings report highlighted by accelerated growth in Netflix’s Internet video service.”